about "be meant to do"
1. This exercise isn't meant to be difficult.
2.They ride in boats along what is meant to be the Nile River.
I think "isn't meant to be "in stence1 means "is not expected to be",
and "is meant to be "in stence2 means "is considered to be" or "is called to be". Am I right?
By the way,Does "be meant to do"have any other meaning?
Thanks in advance
1. It means that the exercise isn't intended to be difficult.
2. Give more context. That sentence doesn't really make sense.
This is context:
Some of the most unusual hotels in America can be found along what is known as the Strip. Visitors to the Luxor Hotel, for example, can feel like they are in ancient Egypt. The three-sided building looks like a pyramid, only it is made of black glass.
Inside, visitors ride in boats along what is meant to be the Nile River. There is a huge statue like an ancient Egyptian sphinx, and a burial place like that of King Tutankhamen.
Another place along the Strip, the Bellagio Hotel and Casino, has a water-and-light show that visitors gather to watch.
Another place along the Strip, the Bellagio Hotel and Casino, has a water-and-light show that visitors gather to watch.
>>Inside, visitors ride in boats along what is meant to be the Nile River.<<
= Inside, visitors ride in boats along what is intended to be thought as if it were the Nile River.